New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14

or course Governor Hin vet cd the iilgh Ii
cense bill The Democratic party is the tool OF
the rum power and Hill Is the tool OF the Demo
cratic party therefore no Intelligent man In the
state expected q different result To have sup
rosed that tits narrow, self->eeklng poHtician
who never for one moment in his entire political
career was suspected OF rising above the level OF
thrifty partisarship would sign the bill was to
look for what practically speaking was impossible
10 be sure On one side were the forces that mako
for the good order, the virtue, tho genuine pros
perity Of the commonweal But that was not
the side upon which the gin-mills the rum-holes
and the samplc-saloons had ranged themselves
Hence the veto.
,"Ihe Charleston News ard Courier gives It's
article on the dedication Of the statue to General
Albert Sidney Johnston the significant title "What
Might Have Been One suspects after reading
the article that The News and Courier incl'nes
TO the belief that il Johnston had lived the fate
OF the Confedcracy might have bcen Different
The wish is often father Of the thought.
"A disnotch IA sTbe New-Orleans Times Demo
crat' states that "al the prisoners in Jail at Rio
Grande City, Tex. bored hole through the walls
and escaped The jailcr is probably feeling
pretty sad and lonely. but let him C mfort him.
self with the thought that his boarders showed
him a good deal Of consideration. Some grasplng
,ail birds would not only have escaped, but would
nave carried of the Jail with them. But these
sons OF Texas were No hogs. They knew when
they had had enough. They merely took thelr
liberty. Having no company to entertain the
,ailer will have ample time to repair that hole and
devise ways and means for improving tho local
Jail policy.
Il Is r,portci from Washington that President
Cleveland viii not appoint United States Mar
shall for Brooklyn until the Democratic factions
over there agree upon candidate. What's the
matter with Boss Mclaughlin?
My idea of practical concrete, Je1crsonlan
simplicity-the real genuine article with the name
blown on the bottle and stamped on the coik-is
TO obtain appropriation of 100000 Tor repair
ing and refurnishing the Executive Mansion, and
then instead Of keeping the expenses for the I'm
provements within that liberal sum, to proceed
regardless OF the limit Of the appropriation, and
come back upon the State for $4,000 more
Id b. ILL.,
The appointment of Ex-Governor Pattison as
member Of the Pacific Railroad Investigating
Commission is poor c1mfOrt for Mr. Randall. who
consistently and persistently opposed the Patti.
son admin siraton. But Mr.. Randall has had
his bldFC VI inc OHiCcos
We grieve to observe that "The St. louis
Globe u, mOcIa," INDUCES in some ghoulish glee
ut the expense Of the President, per Lamont, prI-
ate secretary. Our ST LOUIS brothers ghoulish
Ice tales this FORM
Colonel Dan Lamont ia not at his best In tho letter
to the Albert sidney Johnston celebrations, signed
Borrower Cleveland" He speaks OF tho Confederate
General as having been conspicuous for va0r, for
military coertv and for the highest personal char
acsr." We submit TO Colonel Dan that to represent
A man as "conspIcuous" for "celobrity" IL not the
highest style OF cpistolary felicity.
Ii Will be noticed that this is not criticism but
hyperoIitlchm. What did The GlobeDemocrat
expect? 1t objects to J4hnston being spoken of
AZ consI icuous for celebrity and yet the chances
are 1t would have kicked Jlst the Same IL the
Colonel had alluded to him rs ha, i'm been cele-
DInted for o)nspic BUSINESS.
That Washington gentleman who is reported
,,hing, Il have drunk viii key from rubber
D o. but I'll be han cd II drink beer out Of
up" evidenily not Democrat from way
back. Your dyed-In-the-wOo', yad-wide Bourbon